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Non-English truncated fragment rendering a genuinely Gandhian idea about non-cooperation, but no primary source is confirmed and it cannot be used for English narration.
Likely origin: Indonesian fragment ('Do not cooperate with evil'); echoes Gandhi's 'Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as cooperation with good.' Truncated, no primary confirmed.
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Wrongdoing on any scale usually depends on ordinary people going along with it — signing the form, staying quiet, doing their small part. Refusing that participation is not passive; withdrawing your hands and your consent is one of the few levers an individual reliably holds.
When to use it
- An accountant declines to sign off on numbers she knows have been massaged, even though everyone above her expects the rubber stamp.
- A group of neighbors stops buying from a shop caught cheating its suppliers, and the lost business finally forces a change.
- An employee refuses to forward a misleading notice to customers, breaking the chain before the lie reaches anyone.